Through participating in three different plays by Michelana Lam that deal with the issues of oil spill in Alaska, drastic droughts and flood in Lake Malawi, and deforestation in the Amazon, participants experienced via interdisciplinary means how climate change affects the lives of all beings involved. This was an interactive theater workshop with immersive performance. Participants were invited to interact, investigate, discuss and reflect on the issues and finally devise short drama pieces to project their vision.
Lastly, The Eternity of the Diaper by the Chilean playwright Carla Zúñiga Morales was featured as a joint project with Climate Change Theater Action (CCTA), Canada.
X505, HKAPA
October 24, 2021
Session 1
10:00 am - 11:50 pm
Plays by Michelana Lam:
THE DAY ALASKA TURNED BLACK
Session 2
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
WOMEN'S CHOICE IN LAKE MALAWI
Session 3
2:30 pm -3:45 pm
THE FIGHT MUST GO ON - THE CHICO MENDES LEGACY
Session 4
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Featured Playwright:
Carla Zúñiga Morales – THE ETERNITY OF THE DIAPER
Post-performance Talk
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Playwright, Composer, Conception, Dramaturg: Michelana Lam 林美美
Facilitators and Actors:
Sin-ching Chan 陳倩晶
Dr. Ching-lung Cheung 張正龍
Chiu-ying Yu 余俏瑩
Joseph Tang 鄧滿中
Musicians collaborating with
IIME International Institute of Music Education
Cello: Eric Man Hon Sin 冼文瀚
Voice: Dominic Tsoi 蔡冠聰
Piano: Michelana Lam 林美美
Partnering organisation: Climate Change Theater Action (CCTA).
THE DAY ALASKA TURNED BLACK
The Alaska Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez, 1989
THE CHOICE OF LAKE MALAWI
THE FIGHT MUST GO ON - THE CHICO MENDES LEGACY
THE ETERNITY OF THE DIAPER